Oscar Robertson

Cincinnati fans concluded with confidence that there would
never be another No. 12 when Oscar Robertson concluded his stellar
career. Consequently, his jersey was retired at the completion of
his senior season, the first retired number in UC history.

During his three-year career (1957-58-1959-60), Robertson
established himself not only as the finest player in Cincinnati
history, but one of the finest in all of college basketball. He
concluded his career as the college basketball's all-time scoring
leader, amassing 2,973 points in 88 games. He bettered the
previous
mark by over 300 points. Only one other player since has scored
more
points in a three-year career-LSU's Pete Maravich-while
Robertson's
33.8-point career scoring average, a record at that time, remains
third-best in NCAA history.

Though scoring was the most publicized portion of his
game,
it was far from the only aspect in which he excelled. Robertson
is
also owns UC's season and career rebounding records and has the
second-most assists, a record he would have also had if assists
had
been kept as a statistic during his sophomore year.

No brief sketch can begin to include all of Robertson's
honors and accomplishments. He was a three-year consensus
All-American and three-time pick for national player of the year
honors.

Robertson was well-honored for his performance during his
14-year career in the NBA, earning all-star team 12 times and
amassing career records for assists. He was honored as one of the
top performers in the history of the league and has been elected
to
the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Jack Twyman

For three straight years, Jack Twyman was cut from his
high
school basketball team. His persistence not only landed him a
spot
on the varsity as a senior, but launched a career which would take
him to college and professional stardom, and a place in the
National
Basketball Hall of Fame.

Twyman demonstrated that determination as a freshman at
Cincinnati in 1951-52, earning a berth on the varsity in
mid-season.
He led the Bearcats in scoring and rebounding his sophomore,
junior
and senior years, averaging 24.6 points and 16.5 rebounds in his
final season to earn All-America honors.

Twyman concluded his career as UC's all-time leading
scorer
and rebounder. Four and a half decades later, his point total
ranks
seventh and his rebounds second.

Twyman was a first-round draft pick of the Rochester
Royals
in 1955 which two years later moved to Cincinnati. He was
selected
an NBA all-star in six of his 11 seasons, and led the league in
scoring with a 31.2-point average in 1959-60.

Twyman is forever linked to Maurice Stokes, his Royals
teammate who was stricken by stroke in the last game of the 1958
season. Twyman became Stokes' legal guardian and helped raise
money
to defray medical expenses. This relationship was the subject of
the
1973 movie, "Maurie."

Twyman was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982.

Kenyon Martin

Few players have made the progress that Kenyon Martin
experienced during his career at Cincinnati, in which he ascended
from a raw-talented athlete to a devastating defender and polished
scorer.

Martin joined the Bearcats in early January of his
freshman
year but took only 12 games to take over the shot-blocking lead.
As
a sophomore, became the first Bearcat in 31 years to record a
triple
double. He capped that year with second team all-league honors
and
his first of three straight Conference USA Defensive Player of the
Year awards. Martin's junior season featured honorable mention
All-American recognition. Midway through that season, he broke
the
UC career record for blocked shots, giving him a clean sweep of
the
school's marks for rejections.

At the conclusion of his junior year, Martin eschewed the
NBA
draft and set about perfecting his offensive skills in the quest
of
becoming a complete player. He gave notice of what was in store
when
he directed the U.S. to the gold medal at the World University
Games
that summer, leading the star-studded squad in scoring and
rebounding.

With a potent offensive game to go with his defensive
prowess, Martin returned for his senior campaign. A unanimous
C-USA
Player of the Year selection, he was a consensus All-American
everyone's choice for national player of the year honors. He was
the
No. 1 choice in the 2000 NBA draft.